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Stardust (2007)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 184
Fresh: 140 | Rotten: 44

A faithful interpretation that captures the spirit of whimsy, action, and off-kilter humor of Neil Gaiman, Stardust juggles multiple genres and tones to create a fantastical experience.

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 37
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 12

A faithful interpretation that captures the spirit of whimsy, action, and off-kilter humor of Neil Gaiman, Stardust juggles multiple genres and tones to create a fantastical experience.

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Movie Info

A charmingly naïve boy from the English village of Wall travels to a magical, mythical world in search of the falling star that will help him win the heart of his true love in this fantasy adventure starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, and Sienna Miller. For hundreds of years the massive cobblestone barrier that surrounds the sleepy English hamlet of Wall has kept the citizens of the village safe and secure from the malevolent supernatural forces

Dec 18, 2007

$38.2M

Paramount Pictures

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All Critics (192) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (149) | Rotten (44) | DVD (34)

Like the star that falls to Earth near the beginning of the movie, Stardust is glittery and pretty and possesses its own pleasing-enough personality, but it won't set the world on fire.

December 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Film.com | Comment
Film.com
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Everybody has a lot of fun here.

August 14, 2007 Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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It's puffed up in obvious ways but disarmingly puckish in others.

August 13, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Magazine | Comment
New York Magazine
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This luminous, magical movie will dazzle even the fantasy-film phobic.

August 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
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Stardust lights up the screen with a splendid tale of heroism and romance. You don't have to be a fan of fantasies to enjoy its considerable whimsy.

August 10, 2007 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
USA Today
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Stardust [feels] episodic and clunky, constantly straining for the impression of overall coherent design that Gaiman renders invisible.

August 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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This star is not as much of a beauty as it could have been.

February 13, 2009 Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | Comments (8)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

The oddball elements may surprise viewers expecting something a bit more ordinary in approach, but the surprise should be a pleasant one.

July 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | Comment
Cinefantastique

There was just enough connection between Claire Danes and Charlie Cox that happily ever after is exactly what I wanted.

March 3, 2008 Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | Comment
The Scorecard Review

Stardust is nothing short of pure magic.

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | Comment
Colorado Springs Gazette

On the surface, Stardust looks like a cheesy little fluff fantasy. In many ways it is. Yet at the same time, it's also the most fun I've had with a film since watching the first Pirates of the Caribbean.

January 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Views | Comment

Primo contemporâneo de A Princesa Prometida, o filme também traz referências óbvias a Macbeth e Rei Lear em sua agitada trama, revelando um senso de humor eficaz e com toques sombrios que o transformam em uma mais do que bem-vinda surpresa.

January 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | Comment
Cinema em Cena

Extras on the disc include a 'making of' featurette, deleted scenes, outtakes, and the movie trailer.

January 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Stardust

Just watched this again for the 5000th time this time on blu ray and it again is just an amazingly fun movie!! Directed my Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass), it is one of my all time favorites. What do stars do? They shine and the stars of this movie do from Robert De Niro to Michelle Pfeiffer. All around great movie!!

January 31, 2008
jmanard52

Super Reviewer

A really good fantasy film! Matthew Vaughn has yet to make a film I haven't liked.

August 5, 2010
jamers2011
Jameson Worley

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    1. Yvaine: You've got a Babylon candle.
    2. Tristan: Yeah, I have a bubbling candle.
    3. Yvaine: A *Babylon* candle.
    4. Tristan: That's what I said.
    5. Yvaine: You said 'bubbling'.
    – Submitted by Maria Y (11 days ago)
    1. Tristan: Did you really mean what you said in the caravan?
    2. Yvaine: What I...? But... You were a mouse! You were a mouse... you wanted cheese! You didn't... I asked you to give me a sign!
    3. Tristan: And risk you being too embarrassed to keep saying such lovely things?
    – Submitted by Maria Y (11 days ago)
    1. Narrator: A philosopher once asked, 'Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?' Pointless, really... 'Do the stars gaze back?' Now *that's* a question.
    – Submitted by Maria Y (11 days ago)
    1. Yvaine: I owe you thanks, boy. What use was a heart to me when it was broken. And you got rid of my sisters, now I can have it all for myself.
    – Submitted by Nhia T (4 months ago)
    1. Yvaine: You know when I said I knew little about love? Well that wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it. I've seen centuries and centuries of it. And it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain and lies. Hate. Made me want to turn away and never look down again. But to see the way that mankind loves. I mean, you can search the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So, yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can also be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and, well, strangely easy to mistaken for loathing. And, what I'm trying to say, Tristan, is I think I love you! My heart, it feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I's wish for nothing in exchange. No gifts, no goods, no demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing that you love me, too. Just your heart in exchange for mine.
    – Submitted by Nhia T (4 months ago)

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